Senegal Global School-Based Student Health Survey - 2005

Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) is a survey designed to assess health behaviors and protective factors among students to help countries develop priorities and advocate for school and youth health programs and priorities. It also establishes trends and allows international agencies to make comparisons across countries.

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2005

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative

Investigators: Ministry of Health and Medical Prevention of Senegal

Funders: WHO; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); UNICEF; UNESCO; UNAIDS

Series:

Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Physical Health - Anthropometry, Nutrition;

Reproductive Health - Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;